Smoke-consumer.



T. PAROBH.

SMOKE CONSUMER.

APPLICATlON HLE'D APR. I3. 1917.

Patented July 23, 1918.

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SMOKE-CONSUMER.

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Application. filed April 1a, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, 'l rmonoun PARonr, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria, resident of Dundee Lake, county of Bergen, and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Smoke-Consumers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in smoke-consuming apparatusandhas for its object the provision of a simple, efiicient,

and inexpensive device of this character wherein a pipe of novelconstruction is located in the smoke stack, and is. provided with aseries of burner tubes adapted to be supplied with a gasoleneheatingmediuin by a manually-controlled means within control of thelocomotive engineer.

A further object of this invention relates to the provision of asmoke-consuming device wherein any increase in the force of the draftwithin the smoke stack of a locomotive will result in the automaticfeeding of a correspondingly increased amount of gasolene to the burnerswhich consume the unburntparticles of carbon that may be passing throughthe smoke stack.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in thecombination, construction and parts disclosed in the drawings andspecification, and then more par ticularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, wherein similar reference characters designate similarparts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a fragmental side elevational view of a locomotive showingthe application of my invention,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmental side elevational view of a portion ofthe same,

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a modification in construction,

Fig. i is a fragmental sectional view show ing one of the burners,

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing a modilied form of the burner to bedescribed,

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view showing the application of theinvention to the smoke stack,

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional View taken through the smoke stack inanother plane,

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 6, and

F ig, 9 is an enlarged sectional view showin the valve construction.

I). order to fully consume the particles of Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July %3, 1918.. fierial No. 161,697.

carbon, sulfur, and the like emanating from a partially consumed fuelwithin a furnace, it is found necessary to bring the same into directconnection with an extremely hot fire before passage into theatmosphere, and it have found it desirable to control this hot fire bythcvariation in the force of the draft through the smoke stack, therebyfurther rarefying the air currents and producing an updraft whichassists materially in the combustion of the fuel. used in the furnace aswell as ticles rising therefrom.

In Fig. 1 is shown an illustration of an ordinary locomotive 10 having asmoke-stack 11 and is attached, contiguous to the stack, a reservoir ortank 14- having at the top a filling nozzle 15, and provided with asight gage so that the quantity of liquid fuel contained within thereservoir may be seen.

Entering the reservoir 14 is a pipe 18 connecting with a pump19 actuatedby a handle 20 by means of which air may be forced into the tank, sure.

At the bottom of the tank, secured by supports or to the smoke stack 11,shown) is engaged a pipe 25 which may be formed into a coil, if desired,so as to avoid danger of separation due to strain, the pipe ultimatelyentering the lower part of the smoke stack and having connected theretoa valve body 27 secured to the locomotive. This valve body 27 forms apart of the fuel conduit orpipe25 and the passage through which may bebrackets 21, directly or by bands 22 (as the valve chamber is controllednormally by means of the conical plug 28 pressed against the seat formedin the body 27 by means of the coiled push spring 29.

It will be noticed that the valve body 2'? has its vertical passage 50communicating with a conical transversely-extending bore 5]., and thatthe conical plug 28 terminates in a polygonal rod or stem 52 slidablymounted in the valve body. This plug 28 has one end of the spring 29bearing against it so as to force it to engage the conical seat of thebore 51, but from Fig. 9 it will be seen that the conical plug 28 isspaced, whenin closed position, from the inner conical wall of thebore51 so that a minimum amount of gasolene will, at all times, pass upthrough the passage 50 to the rings 38 and 39 which, upon becoming eat ythe p oducts at completely consuming any pan upon the upper portion ofthe boiler smoke-stac combustion or smoke rising unconsumed through thesmoke stack 11, ignite the gasolene. The locon'iotiye engineer is it alltimes able to control the flow of gasolene manually to the burner byincreasingthe air-pressure within the initial gasolene reservoir 1% astiie,h?andfprii1ip l-9= is placed within innne diate access and controlof the engineer. Connected to the plug 281s a stem seem-ying at itsouter end the angularly-disposed plate p'pe extends u iiwardly withinthesmoke stack and is secured in positi'on H lierein means of the clips 37"sec u ed to the inner wall of the "Formed integrally upon this pipeiQif)are ash/fies of e'o'ils or ring-like i illi rs'351M 39 which arc-befri-:Z t'ihtttlly (hg S ed '3' tl i'in the snioke stack so rilled W tlnn"the greater part the smoke stack.

Both (if the riiigs 3 8 andf39 haveradial tubes 'd tei'niinatiiig inbu'rners 43 as indi cated in Figs, t and 8, or double burners, 4L5"n'QFigI These burner'ti'ps are roj radially of each annular bu 1 i 38'andfiS, toward the center thereof that the flames and heated gases feniahat'n rohi these burner tips will thoroughly n'ningle 1i ftlrth'e'snide or un'c'oinshined partiQlQS Of'ca'rben issuing up through thesmoke se k, and'loe burnt up. w 7' :Ffb llidll? reregei g it will beseen that I haire provided siniple, and efiectii e burner device heatedby means of gasolene fed from an initial sourceot gasolene supply. Thelocomotiyeengineer will initially pump air into the reservdir' 1 4;containing the gasolene which will" gradually beforcedup throughthe pipe25 in sinaill quantities into the ri er tipsfow'ing" to the pressure inthe tzir'ik"1 4, as there will necessarily b6 Vapor pressure in thecoils of'pipe 25 it will-be see to r was noticed thatthe burner tubesprojeet fl an'ies isfanyfinerieasein the ii'orce'offluid pressure 1 thesinoke stack such as is due to the ekha st'fi In'the engine ,tliefforceor" fluid p ss eactingin smoke stack will cause the 'pla'te32 to'IDOVK-B nwardly, thus unseat-- ing the plug 28 and causinga inlet forthe g co trolled by th is plug :to become ,o e g asol ene will be fed t,basses more heat generated. W e fiulldjipressurei falls within thestaclgltlie difij'eiencein the atniosphericprestins? pressure:willresult'in a, draft r smoke unconsuined particles of carbon will thenrise through the smoke stack will, upon coming into contact with thehighlyrheatcd'burner tubes be consumed. in a very effective manner. Byincreasing the air pressure within the initial gasolene tank 1 theengineer can, at any time cause a greater ainount of gasolene to beforced up through the pipe to the burner tubes, even when the plug'flSis in seated position so that the burner members may be kept heated atall times, sblong as there is gasolcnc within the reservoir ll.

Numerous 'in odiiications may be resorted to in' practicewithoutdeparting in details from the principle of invention herein dis 16 3 i ii i i Vhat I claim and seek protection on is 2 In a smoke-consumingdevice, in combinationpwi't h a sinokestack, a fuel supply tankcontiguous thereto, and means for supplyingpressure within said tank, apipe in saidsmoke stack, a alvo on said pipe in said smoke-stackcontrolling the passage thiiiugh said pipe, means actuated by the disciaig of gases through said smoke-stack to open'said valve, and aplurality of" burners having one or inore orifices arranged within saidsinoke staek', said pipe leading from said tank to SillddJulllQl'S.

In a deyice as described, in combination, a smoke stack, a gasolenereservoir disposedalongsidethcreof, a burner feed pipe eaten'ding ierticallywithin said stack and having its lower p ortion projectingthrough the sideof said stack so as to be connected to the lower end ofsaid gasolcne reservoir, a valve chan'iber interposed in the length olsaid burner feed pipe and providing a passage through pipe, a plugfitting said passage so as to normally be seated, but shaped soas toallow a portion 01 said passage to remain open, a spring in said valvechamber uiapted to be compressed when said plug is forced thereagainstin order to increase the opening of said passage, and a draft-pressureoperated plate adapted to actuate said plug.

3. In a deyice as described, in con'ibination, a smoke-stack, a liquidfuel supply tank, a feed pipe leadingfroni said tank into said smokestack and formed thereon with burners, said pipe having anormally-r'estrietcd passage, and means responsive to the impact ofgases passingthrough said stack for increasing tl c gize of saidpassage.

Intestiinony' whereof: I have allixed my signature.

THEODORE PAROBI.

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